Barcelona, Spain, Apr 22, 2021 / 19:00 pm America/Denver (CNA).
Work began Tuesday on the completion of the spire atop the Virgin Mary’s tower of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, and is scheduled to be completed in December.
The spire will consist of a crown at the base, and a shaft topped with a star. The crown will be made of stone, almost 20 feet in height, with tips rising in an ascending sequence surmounted with 12 smaller stars.
Construction began April 20 with the placement of the wooden formwork, which will be followed by the assembly of a large part of the shaft.
When completed, the total height of the Virgin’s tower and spire will be over 450 feet, the second tallest of several towers.
The almost 60-foot shaft will have a geometric hyperboloid decoration with three arms supporting the star that tops the spire and will be made of concrete colored white and blue.